Advising and Resources

• Handshake - Handshake is the Career Center's recruiting and career services platform for K-State students, alumni and employers. Students can use Handshake to connect with employers, search for jobs and internships, review career fair/event information, and manage on-campus interviewing.
• KSIS - K-State's Student Information System provides students, staff, and faculty with access to student data including admissions, class scheduling, financial information, and more. Students who have been admitted to K-State are granted access to KSIS through an automated process.
• K-State Undergraduate Catalog - The K-State Undergraduate Catalog is an electronic reference for those interested in academic policies, procedures, and programs of the university. Degree requirements and programs are organized by colleges and departments. Course descriptions are provided to help you and your academic advisor plan your academic choices.
• K-State Graduate Catalog - The K-State Graduate Catalog is an electronic reference for those interested in academic policies, procedures, and programs of the university. Degree requirements and programs are organized by colleges and departments. Course descriptions are provided to help you and your academic advisor plan your academic choices.
• Navigate - Navigate allows academic advisors to provide consistent and coordinated care for students while helping them navigate their college experience with greater clarity and success.

• Center for Advocacy, Response, and Education - Confidential, free and voluntary services, and advocacy for survivors of sexual violence, dating violence, stalking and sexual harassment are offered here.
• K-State Student Belonging - Fosters mutual understanding and helps create a campus atmosphere where every student feels they belong.
• K-State Career Center - The Career Center facilitates the career readiness of all students throughout the K-State community.
• K-State First - K-State First is the University's first-year experience program, our way of helping students establish a great foundation for the rest of their college career.
• Lafene Counseling and Pyschological Services (CAPS) - K-State CAPS offers workshops, group therapy, couple's therapy, and short-term goal-oriented individual therapy to eligible K-State students.
• Student Support and Accountability - Designs and provides holistic, inclusive, research-based, and student-centered programs to enrich and support K-State students as they strive to achieve their academic, personal, and career goals.
• Office of First-Generation Students - Supports students who will be the first in their families to graduate from a four-year college by connecting them to campus resources, coordinating efforts across the University to serve them, and fostering a first-generation community.
• Powercat Financial - A peer-to-peer program where students studying financial planning or financial services offer counseling to fellow students on budgeting, saving, credit, student loan repayment, and transitioning to work.

As you pursue your passion in college, you might decide that a different major would better suit your needs. Follow these instructions from the College of Arts and Sciences on Changing Majors to make this process as simple as possible.

After you have completed a minimum of 85 credit hours, and before your final semester of courses, students should request a "grad check" to confirm that you will meet all graduation requirements for your degree. See Applying to Graduate for detailed information on the how to best prepare for your last semester at K-State!